Source process of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake with the combination of teleseismic and strong motion data

We have derived preliminary results for the source process of the March 11, 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake; M w = 9.0) from two types of seismic waveform data: teleseismic P waves and regional strong motion data. The common features of these two analyses...

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Published in:Earth, planets, and space planets, and space, 2011-01, Vol.63 (7), p.565-569
Main Authors: Yoshida, Yasuhiro, Ueno, Hiroshi, Muto, Daisuke, Aoki, Shigeki
Format: Article
Language:English
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Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
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Summary:We have derived preliminary results for the source process of the March 11, 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake; M w = 9.0) from two types of seismic waveform data: teleseismic P waves and regional strong motion data. The common features of these two analyses are as follows: (a) The main rupture is located to the east of the initial break point (the shallower side of the hypocenter), and maximum slip amounts were more than 25 m. (b) The size of the main fault was about 450 km in length and 200 km in width; the duration of rupture was more than 150 s; and M w was 9.0. (c) The initial rupture gradually expanded near the hypocenter (0–40 s) and subsequently propagated both southwards and northwards.
ISSN:1343-8832
1880-5981
DOI:10.5047/eps.2011.05.011